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Hamilton College is a small town of 2,058 people in Oneida County, New York. It's about 10 miles from Utica, NY and 112 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 129 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $183k and rent runs about $944 a month.
2,058people
$183kTypical home
$944/moRent
80° / 29°Summer / winter
129"Snow
176Sunny days
179Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,058
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,314 people per sq mi
- 112 mi to Rochester, NY
- 10 mi to Utica, NY
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $183k (≈$1,151/mo)
- Median rent $944/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 176 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 189 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 179 days a year with rain or snow
- 129" of snow a year
- 37 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (174 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,162 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 20
- 27% of households have kids
- 4% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 81% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 51% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to SYR airport
- 35 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 896 ft
- 139 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 43 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 207 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 40 bars within 25 mi
- 58 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 110 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Oneida County: R+21 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.